A Smart Coffee Maker Uploaded 1TB of Data in 10 Days, and Nobody Knows Why
Nomad said he is replacing his parents' smart coffee maker after it sent 1TB of data in 10 days and saturated part of their Wi-Fi.
- On Oct 07, Nomad reported that a Smart Keurig COFFEE MACHINE broadcast 1TB of DATA over 10 DAYS after he discovered the massive traffic spike while monitoring home network activity.
- Nomad, who helps manage Wi-Fi, noticed the unusual volume after checking network logs and publicly questioned Keurig about the activity, noting the device generated more traffic than expected.
- Although the device generated 1TB of DATA, most remained within the local home network; Nomad attributed the access point saturation to a likely bug within the COFFEE MACHINE.
- Nomad decided to replace the COFFEE MACHINE, stating, "It's not worth keeping an IOT device connected that has the capability of bugging out and causing saturation like this did."
- With over 10 years of experience in IT, Nomad viewed the incident as a learning experience, advising against keeping unreliable IOT devices connected to home networks to prevent similar failures.
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A smart coffee maker uploaded 1TB of data in 10 days, and nobody knows why
An IT worker was recently shocked to discover that his parents' Keurig coffee maker had uploaded more than a terabyte of data in just 10 days. While a bug is the likely cause, the episode highlights the growing risks of connecting more and more mundane devices to the internet.Read Entire Article
‘Immediately unplugging that’: Man checks his parents’ home network data. Then he sees their Keurig coffee maker uploaded 1008 GB in 10 days
An IT worker said he was looking through his parents’ home network data when a Keurig coffee maker stood out. Anthony, who posts on X as Nomad (@NomadsGalaxy), shared a screenshot from what appeared to be a UniFi network view and wrote that he was unplugging the machine. In the post, which had reached about 2.5 million views, he addressed Keurig directly. He wrote, “Hey uh, @Keurig – what the hell is a COFFEE MACHINE uploading, let me double che…
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